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Thierry Baudet stated that people who appealed to freedom, tolerance, the rule of law, and the open society, in his view undermined those principles. He wrote that the outcome of a won referendum was ignored and that the possibility of organizing new referendums was subsequently abolished. He also said that his political party was not involved in coalition formation, was not allowed to appear in the media, and was systematically demonized. According to Baudet, a draft law had also been prepared to ban the party. He added that the publishing house that released the critical book *The Coronabedrog* won the NS Publieksprijs, but that the prize was not awarded and the procedure was then adjusted. Furthermore, Baudet wrote that the license of a broadcasting organization he founded was revoked and that there were attempts to find ways to close a school he established or to make future similar schools impossible. He asked what the concepts of democracy, rule of law, tolerance, and open society were still worth according to him. #democratie #vrijheid #toleren (translated)

In his new book La pensée piétinée: why fascism crushes culture, Olivier Mannoni examines the threats posed by the far-right movement to culture and freedom of thought, illustrating this with examples such as Vincent Bolloré's control over the publishing house Grasset. #ExtrêmeDroite #Culture #LibertéDePenser (translated)

Three large educational publishers dominate the school textbook market in the Netherlands, leading to high prices and limited freedom of choice for schools, which often have to stick to specific teaching methods for many years. #schoolboeken #onderwijs #marktonderzoek (translated)

Zojuist drukte ik op de verzendknop om mijn manuscript For Everest naar de uitgever te versturen. Mijn tocht naar MT Everest om Ton's haarlok aan de berg te geven. Mijn ode aan Ton en de liefde. Duimen dat de uitgever het uit wil geven. Pfff. En nu een borrel. #foreverest https://t.co/qHaDet3E8y #manuscript #uitgeverij #liefde